𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗯: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿…
𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆: 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝘆𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶 𝗭𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻
𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯-𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰
WildHeart Center, 183 East Rd. Walkill, NY
REGISTRATION: https://www.wildheartcenter.art/improv-lab/

Making Space for… Movement…Listening…Each other…Ourselves…Ancestors… Ritual…Magic…Nature…Silence…Sound…Presence…Connection…

Join us for a weekend of emergent group movement scores, Contact Improvisation, ritual practice and site specific dances with nature. We’ll provide the scores, structures, guidelines & instruction. WildHeart will provide the gorgeous new studio, the lush natural setting, and delicious meals. You’ll bring the motion, emotion, histories, magic and your inquiries into life and dance.

𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 - In order to make space for the creative magic of improvisation, constraints are needed—structures that support the space.
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - Contact is our primary movement language. We’ll offer practices that expand your vocabulary and skills.
𝗥𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 - Every improvisation is a ritual and every ritual is an improvisation. Ritual brings intentionality, purpose and mindfulness to our practice and invites connection with the unknown.
𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 - We’ll explore the relationship between our bodies and the natural world through immersive practices that connect us to the earth and other-than-human dance partners.

𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲:
Thursday:
2-3pm: Arrival
3-4pm: Orientation + Tour
5:30-7pm: Dinner
7:30-10pm: Opening Circle/Evening Jam

Friday & Saturday:
8-9am: Breakfast
9:30-12: Morning session
12-1pm: Lunch
1-2pm: Break
2-5pm: Afternoon Session
5-6:30: Dinner
7-10pm: Evening session/Jam

Sunday:
8-9am: Breakfast
9:30-12: Morning session/Closing circle
12-1pm: Lunch
Departures between 2-4pm after lunch clean

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿?
All bodies interested in immersive, creative movement spaces. We intend to create a safe and welcoming space LGBTQIA dancers and their allies.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮 & 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶
𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝘆𝗼𝗻𝘀
I am a somatic ritualist, movement artist, and holistic counselor. I teach Contact Improvisation and hold spaces for grief, rites of passage, ancestral & nature connection, and consent. My capacity for intuitive guidance supports students’ growth and discovery through dance and reflection. I center gentle inquiries into purpose, healing, and connection and invite you to deepen in your awareness of self and other. Along with Moti Zemelman I co-founded Consentient Beings, offering trainings in consent, movement, and relating practices for groups and organizations.
Consentientbeings.com
Emergeholistictherapy.com
𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶 𝗭𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻
As your co-host and teacher I bring 35 years of CI experience to share. Based in Massachusetts, I’ve taught and performed across USA, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Europe and Israel. My teachings emphasize the importance of cultivating a deep and embodied sense of presence, as well as developing a compassionate non-judgmental relationship with oneself. My workshops and classes offer a space for individuals to explore movement and embodiment in a supportive and non-competitive environment, and are open to people of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of experience. Over the last 15 years in my desire to integrate communication and intimacy skills in teaching and life I have studied Non-violent communication, Tantra, Butoh, Byron Katie’s “The Work” and Betty Martin’s “Wheel of Consent”. I have been both a teacher and a board member at Earthdance Retreat Center in Plainfield, MA where I co-directed the Touch&Play Festival for 6 years. I am a featured dancer in Sanford Lewis’ documentary film about CI “An Intimate Dance.” I also design and moderate the international Contact Improv resource website www.contactimprov.com.

𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
WildHeart is located on 46+ beautiful acres in the Hudson Valley. Retreatants will have the option to stay in a single room, double room, dorm, or camping in either our main retreat center or in private two-bedroom cabins. All options have access to shared kitchens and bathrooms. Daily events will take place in the studio, shared common spaces, and outdoors. Retreatants are welcome to enjoy the lawns, walk in the forest, and swim and boat in the lake during their stay! More info about directions and transportation options HERE.

𝗔 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱
We are able to accommodate most diets. We serve meat and dairy daily, and always have vegan and gluten-free options available. If you send us your dietary preferences in advance, we will do our best to make sure there is good food for you at each meal! All living accommodations have access to a full kitchen (separate from the main/commercial kitchen). We will provide breakfast groceries for you to prepare and eat on your own. Lunches and dinners are communal shared meals (participants usually help with prep or clean). Drinks include: coffee and tea, dairy and non-dairy milk, lemon and lime juice for water, red and white wine.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
By offering a variety of housing options, and two free BIPOC spots, we hope to make this retreat financially accessible to all! Beyond that, please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you need financial assistance to attend: contact@wildheartcenter.art

These prices are all inclusive! You receive all retreat content and facilitation, housing, food and drinks, and access to the land, lake, and studio spaces.

$765 Single-occupancy (private room in a shared house)
$645 Double-occupancy bedroom (per person)
$555 Dorm (for a bed in our spacious 5 person dorm)
$555 Camping (bring your own tent and equipment)
$495 Commuter (meals included)
$995 Support Price (for those who can pay extra to help us build the dream!)
Early Bird Price- $30 discount before Aug 1st

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆
In advance of 2 weeks – full refund (less processing fee)
Within 2 weeks – no refund

𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆
To protect the group, please don’t come if you have any symptoms of illness or had contact in the last 3 days with anyone who has COVID

𝗕𝗜𝗣𝗢𝗖 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀
We are offering 2 free spots for BIPOC folx. Please email contact@wildheartcenter.art to get the registration code for one of these spots.